Shozhma (river)

Not to be confused with Sheshma or Shoshma.

The Shozma (Russian: Шожма) is a river in Nyandomsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia. It is a left tributary of the Mosha. It is 54 kilometres (34 mi) long.

Shozhma
Native name	Russian: Шожма, also Шежма or Шошма
Location
Country	Russia
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Lake Shozhma
Mouth	Mosha
• coordinates	61.9641°N 40.6226°E / 61.9641; 40.6226
• elevation	73 m (240 ft)
Length	54 km (34 mi)[1]
Basin size	140 square kilometres (54 sq mi)[1]
Basin features
Progression	Mosha→ Onega→ White Sea

The river flows out of Lake Big Shozhma (Russian: Bolshoye Shozmozero), crosses the Arkhangelsk-Moscow railway near the village of Shipakhovsky and crosses the village, then flows to the north up to village of Shozhma, which is on the left bank, there it turns to the east. The Shozhma flows in the general direction of the north-east. Another settlement on the river banks was the village of Kondratovskaya (with historical name the "Village of Shozhma" (Russian: derevnya Shozhma) in the middle course of the river. Kondratovskaya is now deserted.

References

1. Река Шожма (Шежма, Шошма) (in Russian). State Water Register of Russia. Retrieved 29 June 2011.